This year’s event features a VIP button available for purchase for $5. VIPs will be entered to win prizes, including dinner and a stay at Hollywood Slots Hotel, two tickets to a 2011 Waterfront Concert, gift certificates to downtown businesses, and Penobscot Theatre tickets.

VIPs will have an exclusive reception at Sweetest Thing Studio catered by Market Bistro. Additionally, VIPs will receive discounts at participating downtown businesses throughout January. Buttons are available for purchase at Giacomo’s, 1 Central St.

Volunteers still are needed for this event. Staff will work with volunteers to place them at a venue that interests them.

Volunteers will be stationed at one of the venue sites for shifts between 6 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Tasks include greeting attendees, sharing information about the event, giving directions, making performance announcements, crowd management and safety as well as entertainer support.

The Downtown Bangor Partnership promotes and markets activities that enhance the distinctive identity of downtown Bangor. This is intended to encourage retention and growth of commercial, residential and cultural life within the downtown district. For more information on the Downtown Bangor Partnership, visit www.downtownbangor.com.